According to Max Weber, Which of the Following Is a Characteristic

question 46

Multiple Choice

According to Max Weber, which of the following is a characteristic of a bureaucracy? Select all, but only those that apply.

• A) offices bound by rules
• B) organizational ownership of the production means
• C) positions owned by the organization as opposed to the individuals who occupy them
• D) formal, written documents regarding rules, actions, and decisions

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual units of output on the basis of some common activity, such as machine-hours or labor hours.

Labor Cost

The total expense incurred by a company for the compensation of its employees.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated, used in cost accounting to allocate machine-related expenses to products.

Multiple Overhead Rate

A costing method that uses more than one overhead rate to allocate indirect costs to products more accurately.